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you've got mitt romney who's very outspoken. who do you think has the upper hand in that particular debate? >> they want to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. what point do they draw the linesome and for president obama, it's preventing iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. while mitt romney is drawing the line atingi ining iran from being the capacity to produce a fluke clear weapon. mitt romney should not be allowed even the capacity to develop that weapon. so they're very close, but in one sense we have also heard mitt romney go after president obama for his strange relations with his prime minister that there should be no daylight with israel and this is where he could go after him. again, for leadership. >> and an important point, specifically we start talking about a swing state like florida, because of a significant jewish population, they could be impacted because of howard -- i have to ask you about syria. it's bound to come up in this debate. president obama is going to say that we have to stay back, america
you've got mitt romney who's very outspoken. who do you think has the upper hand in that particular debate? >> they want to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. what point do they draw the linesome and for president obama, it's preventing iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. while mitt romney is drawing the line atingi ining iran from being the capacity to produce a fluke clear weapon. mitt romney should not be allowed even the capacity to develop that weapon. so they're very...
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barack obama has a 50% to 46% margin over mitt romney in this latest poll, which is why mitt romney and paul ryan are stu stumping there today after modifying their plans. they were going to be in virginia, but because of the storm now they're in ohio. as you see here, the two rally supporters just a short time ago in salina, ohio. they have both spent several days in the buckeye state and have more on their calendar. let's talk a little more about the direction of that state and the voting electrorate has your own new polling out this morning showing a dead heat there. obama and romney both pulling 49% of support out of likely voters. this is in line with that tightening national race according to a number of major polls. so why is, or is it your view, that ohio is kind of the microcosm of the country? >> ohio is, indeed, fredricka. it always is. it's tied this time, but if you were to compare, let's say, texas or utah with new york and put them all in one state, you would have ohio. >> so the president has traveled to that state at least 24 times, mitt romney somewhere more than 40 ti
barack obama has a 50% to 46% margin over mitt romney in this latest poll, which is why mitt romney and paul ryan are stu stumping there today after modifying their plans. they were going to be in virginia, but because of the storm now they're in ohio. as you see here, the two rally supporters just a short time ago in salina, ohio. they have both spent several days in the buckeye state and have more on their calendar. let's talk a little more about the direction of that state and the voting...
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romney is going to challenge him and he's going to say, and the great strength and weakness of the romney foreign agenda is he's got to counteract the presidency. we don't know what mitt romney will do or not, so he can basically say to the president, look, you need to arm me the rebels. you need to seriously consider a no fly zone, but there is a trap there for the governor because that takes america down a road away from the reality that the domestic economy is going to be the key issue. so that's one. israel is another key issue, and here i think the romney campaign really does -- can get some traction in a state like florida. the fact is, the president went after a comprehensive settlement freeze. it failed, and in the process he not only alienated the israelis, but he also alienated the palestinians and the arabs as well and made a bad situation worse. >> i'm going to interrupt you because time is always fleeting, and i want to bring up iran because that seems to be the critical issue of the moment for both of these men. what do you do with iran? should a military strike be considere
romney is going to challenge him and he's going to say, and the great strength and weakness of the romney foreign agenda is he's got to counteract the presidency. we don't know what mitt romney will do or not, so he can basically say to the president, look, you need to arm me the rebels. you need to seriously consider a no fly zone, but there is a trap there for the governor because that takes america down a road away from the reality that the domestic economy is going to be the key issue. so...
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let me ask you something about the strategy of governor romney before he was governor romney, and that was something they called workdays where mitt romney decided to spend some time working as a blue collar worker like the rest of us. he was selling sausages at fenway park? he worked as a garbage man, and he was fixing cars too. but we haven't really seen that this time around. and yet that was a successful strategy back then. >> yeah. i mean they sort of recognize his wealth was sort of an issue and barrier with voters. one of the questions in the polls was asked which candidate cares for people like you and only 18% said mitt romney. and six weeks before the election. so it's a similar thing he's failed on a national level. people don't feel like he cares about people like them. they haven't done quite as much to mitigate that as they did in 2002. i mean the caveat, though, it was a state race, it was more controlled on a national scale, there's a lot more variables and it's harder to sort of make big swings in the polls. but, you know, the strategy was clearly different when he was
let me ask you something about the strategy of governor romney before he was governor romney, and that was something they called workdays where mitt romney decided to spend some time working as a blue collar worker like the rest of us. he was selling sausages at fenway park? he worked as a garbage man, and he was fixing cars too. but we haven't really seen that this time around. and yet that was a successful strategy back then. >> yeah. i mean they sort of recognize his wealth was sort of...
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jim acosta is traveling with romney for us. >> reporter: fred, mitt romney is wrapping up a three-day campaign sweep through florida. the part was in debate prep and this is in port st. lucie, florida in front of an estimated crowd of 12,000 people. of course, over the last couple of days we heard mitt romney continue this victory lap after what was widely perceived to be a big victory in that first presidential debate. earlier this morning on the sunday talk shows, top obama campaign strategists went after mitt romney accusing him of making false statements. today in port st. lucie he fired about. >> you heard his answers or nonanswers. of course days later we hear his excuses, and next january we'll be watching him leave the wlous for the last time. >> reporter: next romney heads to virginia for a major foreign policy speech at the virginian military institute. after that the gop nominee will campaign in more critical battleground states like ohio and iowa. fred. >> thanks so much, jim. >>> for both presidential campaigns, this week could turn out to be as much of a roller coaster r
jim acosta is traveling with romney for us. >> reporter: fred, mitt romney is wrapping up a three-day campaign sweep through florida. the part was in debate prep and this is in port st. lucie, florida in front of an estimated crowd of 12,000 people. of course, over the last couple of days we heard mitt romney continue this victory lap after what was widely perceived to be a big victory in that first presidential debate. earlier this morning on the sunday talk shows, top obama campaign...
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obama has 122 to romney's 40. in florida, obama has 102 to romney's 48. and in virginia, 47-29. a bit closer there. that's just those three states. and quickly, john, i have to wrap it up. but the other battleground states, are they representative like this, as well, in terms of obama really just -- almost 5-1, outnumbering romney in the battleground -- in the ground game effort. >> it is pretty consistent. across the nation, obama has around 750 local headquarters. mitt romney's campaign has around 280. but, again -- >> wow. >> folks in the romney and republican camp will tell you the rnc is deeply invested in ground game, particularly, and these headquarters are just one metric. what really matters is voter contacts, voter outreach. and republicans feel they have an edge there. but the obama campaign has been at this the last 18 months during the whole time romney was running to get the nomination, the obama campaign was focused on building out their ground game. >> ali and john, thank you very much. >> whose shirt? >> i'm not -- i'm not getting -- i'm going to show you one th
obama has 122 to romney's 40. in florida, obama has 102 to romney's 48. and in virginia, 47-29. a bit closer there. that's just those three states. and quickly, john, i have to wrap it up. but the other battleground states, are they representative like this, as well, in terms of obama really just -- almost 5-1, outnumbering romney in the battleground -- in the ground game effort. >> it is pretty consistent. across the nation, obama has around 750 local headquarters. mitt romney's campaign...
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we haven't heard a whole lot from mitt romney. he's been in debate prep this weekend, in debate prep right now. but his running mate paul ryan addressed that last night in colorado. >> what peace through strength means is our adversaries are much less willing to test us, they're less brazen, and our allies are more willing to trust us. what it means is our adversaries when they see us projecting weakness, when they see us hollowing out our military, when they see us equivocating when it comes time to stand up for our beliefs and values overseas, they think we are a super power in decline. >> reporter: and there you have paul ryan last night in colorado trying to rev up a campaign rally. you know, we talk a lot about benghazi and how it's going to be an issue tonight. i think it's going to be an issue in a broader spectrum for mitt romney to try to talk more about terrorism in the middle east and, of course, paul ryan there talking about what america's standing is, and i think he's speaking directly to the report now that the u.s.
we haven't heard a whole lot from mitt romney. he's been in debate prep this weekend, in debate prep right now. but his running mate paul ryan addressed that last night in colorado. >> what peace through strength means is our adversaries are much less willing to test us, they're less brazen, and our allies are more willing to trust us. what it means is our adversaries when they see us projecting weakness, when they see us hollowing out our military, when they see us equivocating when it...
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leaning towards romney. >> and why is that? >> well, because i am not crazy about what obama has done in a nut shell. >> i really don't like romney that much, i would have voted for him if he actually had respect for women. >> elsewhere, romney and ryan heading off to colorado, while the president stays in florida. jim acosta, cnn, florida. >> all right, third and last presidential debate. this monday night the focus will be foreign policy. live coverage from boca raton, florida, 7 eastern. >>> and a washington athlete accomplishing something that no player has ever done. the amazing play making its way across the nation. [ woman ] it's 32 minutes to go time, and the candidate's speech is in pieces all over the district. the writer's desktop and the coordinator's phone are working on a joke with local color. the secure cloud just received a revised intro from the strategist's tablet. and while i make my way into the venue, the candidate will be rehearsing off of his phone. [ candidate ] and thanks to every young face i see out
leaning towards romney. >> and why is that? >> well, because i am not crazy about what obama has done in a nut shell. >> i really don't like romney that much, i would have voted for him if he actually had respect for women. >> elsewhere, romney and ryan heading off to colorado, while the president stays in florida. jim acosta, cnn, florida. >> all right, third and last presidential debate. this monday night the focus will be foreign policy. live coverage from boca...
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romney take it back. as cnn's john king reports, the answer is likely to lie in the suburbs in washington's backyard. >> you know, in ten straight presidential elections virginia had been reliably red and 2008 came along. you see it blue for president obama. let's pop it up. i drew in the northern virginia suburbs. everywhere else in the state john mccain and barack obama were even. the margin was 234,000 votes. all of it came from here. >> reporter: urgency in a place once reliably red. >> this is from the republican party in virginia. >> mitt romney's path to the white house run through virginia and to win it he must win it within an hour's drive of washington. >> it's all about northern virginia. they've moved here from democratic areas that they have turned a solid red state into a purple state. >> reporter: recent polls show a dead heat but this republican pollster likes the trend line. >> if you look at the dozen polls in virginia taken before the first presidential debate on october 3rd, obama was
romney take it back. as cnn's john king reports, the answer is likely to lie in the suburbs in washington's backyard. >> you know, in ten straight presidential elections virginia had been reliably red and 2008 came along. you see it blue for president obama. let's pop it up. i drew in the northern virginia suburbs. everywhere else in the state john mccain and barack obama were even. the margin was 234,000 votes. all of it came from here. >> reporter: urgency in a place once reliably...
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you see romney at 46%, that's one point up for romney. he was at 45% before today. >>> just into us here, totally switching gears, the search for jimmy hoffa, police in michigan say we'll find out tomorrow whether soil taken outside of a home has any evidence of human remains. a tipster claims to have seen a body being buried under a shed at the roseville home on the day after jimmy hoffa disappeared. remember this was way back, 1975. so just this past friday you see the crews, they were out there digging under the shed. they then sent soil samples out for testing. this is -- this is the latest tip in the 37-year search for the teamster boss. >>> and a lot more news unfolding here on this monday. watch this. there is a pretty good chance the next president will make at least one supreme court pick. and our sources are telling us who has the best shot. i'm brooke baldwin. the news is now. >>> california, first state to ban the so-called cure for being gay. a treatment the governor calls pure quackery. >>> plus, speaking of california gover
you see romney at 46%, that's one point up for romney. he was at 45% before today. >>> just into us here, totally switching gears, the search for jimmy hoffa, police in michigan say we'll find out tomorrow whether soil taken outside of a home has any evidence of human remains. a tipster claims to have seen a body being buried under a shed at the roseville home on the day after jimmy hoffa disappeared. remember this was way back, 1975. so just this past friday you see the crews, they...
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romney is saying he won't do. he's saying he has all these specifics in terms of cutting deductions, finding ways of closing loopholes so that people would pay more and there wouldn't be this giant tax cut but he wouldn't say what that would be. this lack of detail sincere really a huge problem. that makes romney's claim incomplete. the president's claim false. you just can't assume the worst. the real problem, fundamentally, we just don't have the details of how this would work. we don't really know how to measure the statements of either man other than the way we have at this point. >> don't you wish someone would have pressed mitt romney on that issue last night? >> honestly, people have been pressing him on t the president tried to him press him on it last night. the romney people have consistently -- they've given a little bit more information on what they're going to talk about. for example, people are worried about the mortgage interest deduction on their taxes, whether or not that's one of the loopholes th
romney is saying he won't do. he's saying he has all these specifics in terms of cutting deductions, finding ways of closing loopholes so that people would pay more and there wouldn't be this giant tax cut but he wouldn't say what that would be. this lack of detail sincere really a huge problem. that makes romney's claim incomplete. the president's claim false. you just can't assume the worst. the real problem, fundamentally, we just don't have the details of how this would work. we don't...
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so romney's been here before. this is not his first time at the rodeo, that behind-to-ahead rodeo that we see in the polls quite often. cnn's political editor, paul steinhauser, is live for us in danville, kentucky, where the vice presidential debate is just one day away, getting under way tomorrow night. so latest polls, obviously this is a good time for the romney camp. it's nice to see a big bounce after the debate. but -- and that's a big but -- polls are finicky things. and they have to know in that camp that this is the precarious position, paul. >> reporter: yeah, they're not taking anything for granted, romney campaign officials saying that, listen, they see polls go up, they see polls go down. they're staying with their same strategy. thank you for that trip down memory lane. i've been covering this race for a year and a half, so i appreciate those memories. this is interesting. the polls were starten to tighten up even before last week's debate. take a look at this, though. this is our cnn poll of polls.
so romney's been here before. this is not his first time at the rodeo, that behind-to-ahead rodeo that we see in the polls quite often. cnn's political editor, paul steinhauser, is live for us in danville, kentucky, where the vice presidential debate is just one day away, getting under way tomorrow night. so latest polls, obviously this is a good time for the romney camp. it's nice to see a big bounce after the debate. but -- and that's a big but -- polls are finicky things. and they have to...
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mitt romney has to win states like ohio. if he turns in another strong debate performance tuesday night, the headline on wednesday night is that the election has turned around. don? >> thank you, mark preston. appreciate it. mark your calendars and catch the second debate live right here on cnn tuesday night, moderated by our very own candy crowley. coverage begins 7:00 p.m. eastern. >>> more politics now. known for switching parties, former senator arlen specter leaves a lasting mark. he died today after a long battle with cancer. president obama said in a statement, arlen specter was always a fighter. from his days stamping out corruption as a prosecutor in philadelphia, to his 30 years in the senate, he was eindependent. he brought the same toughness and determination to his personal struggles, using his own story to inspire others. dana bash joins me now by phone from washington. dana, he had overcome numerous serious illnesses over the past two decades but he continued to work and work hard. >> reporter: he sure did. i
mitt romney has to win states like ohio. if he turns in another strong debate performance tuesday night, the headline on wednesday night is that the election has turned around. don? >> thank you, mark preston. appreciate it. mark your calendars and catch the second debate live right here on cnn tuesday night, moderated by our very own candy crowley. coverage begins 7:00 p.m. eastern. >>> more politics now. known for switching parties, former senator arlen specter leaves a lasting...
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we quickly moved indiana and missouri from lean romney to solid romney. why did we move north carolina? not because of the polls. the polls have indicated lately that mitt romney does have a slight advantage and seems to be growing by day but also, we take a look at where the president's been campaigning. guess what, when was the last time the president was in north carolina? you showed it, the convention in early september. ashleigh? >> thank you, paul. as we continue to look at all the states we look a lot at ohio, both the candidates stumping in ohio today, mitt romney on that stage in ohio, the rally in worthington will be later on today. just looking at my map. i think it's at 3:10 eastern time. you can bet your bottom dollar lot of folks getting out ready to watch the governor come into their state and do his blitz. back in a moment. if we want to improve our schools... ... what should we invest in? maybe new buildings? what about updated equipment? they can help, but recent research shows... ... nothing transforms schools like investing in advanced
we quickly moved indiana and missouri from lean romney to solid romney. why did we move north carolina? not because of the polls. the polls have indicated lately that mitt romney does have a slight advantage and seems to be growing by day but also, we take a look at where the president's been campaigning. guess what, when was the last time the president was in north carolina? you showed it, the convention in early september. ashleigh? >> thank you, paul. as we continue to look at all the...
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has no core and romney who says the president has no plan. while mitt romney is preparing for his final debate with president obama in florida, he and his running mate paul ryan are testing out the campaign's message for the next battle to come. for swing state voters. >> they have no agenda for the future. no agenda for america. no agenda for a second term. it's guy thing. they won't have a second term. they have -- they've been reduced to petty attacks and silly word games. just watch it. the obama campaign has become the incredible shrinking campaign. >> reporter: he saz the gop nominee is a bipartisan problem solv solver. >> we need to have leadership for people that can get the job done and not care less if it's a republican or a democrat. >> reporter: it's a change in tone for a candidate who once called himself a severely conservative governor during the primaries. prompting the president to accuse romney of etch and sketching his past. >> we have to name this condition he's going through. i think -- i think it's called romnesia. >> re
has no core and romney who says the president has no plan. while mitt romney is preparing for his final debate with president obama in florida, he and his running mate paul ryan are testing out the campaign's message for the next battle to come. for swing state voters. >> they have no agenda for the future. no agenda for america. no agenda for a second term. it's guy thing. they won't have a second term. they have -- they've been reduced to petty attacks and silly word games. just watch...
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romney: "it's time to stand up to the cheaters" vo: tough on china? not mitt romney. when a flood of chinese tires threatened a thousand american jobs... it was president obama who stood up to china and protected american workers. mitt romney attacked obama's decision... said standing up to china was "bad for the nation and our workers." how can mitt romney take on the cheaters... when he's taking their side? >>> house republicans want answer from the secretary of state herself. cnn has obtain aid letter to hillary clinton demanding to know why more wasn't done to protect american diplomats on the ground in the months leading up to the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. our jill dougherty is reporting that the gop is also charging that requests for additional security were ignored. >> reporter: congressional republicans charged there were numerous threats, security braechz, and attacks in libya leading up to the killing of ambassador chris stevens and three other americans. for example, stevens, they say, took regular early morning jogs around tripoli with memb
romney: "it's time to stand up to the cheaters" vo: tough on china? not mitt romney. when a flood of chinese tires threatened a thousand american jobs... it was president obama who stood up to china and protected american workers. mitt romney attacked obama's decision... said standing up to china was "bad for the nation and our workers." how can mitt romney take on the cheaters... when he's taking their side? >>> house republicans want answer from the secretary of...
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i get responses here, why don't you guys call out mitt romney's lies? the middle of the debate, it is not up to the media nor the moderator to call out lies. it is up to the president to do that. so they should be asking president obama why he didn't do that if he felt mitt romney was lying. >> well, i think there were moments where he challenged mitt romney what he was saying, but i disagree and think the moderator's job is that the things said on stage is congruent with things said in the past. instead of calling the person a liar, you need to have the background to say, this is what you said on this day. >> if he has to say this about what somebody said, it's up to the president to defend himself. >> absolutely. i'm not trying to say to the president, that he shouldn't take responsibility for his awful performance, he should have, but i think some of the criticism to the moderator is also justified. >> go ahead, anna. >> look, don, what the liberals are doing is post-debate spinning. it's whining. and there's no whining in politics. there was one per
i get responses here, why don't you guys call out mitt romney's lies? the middle of the debate, it is not up to the media nor the moderator to call out lies. it is up to the president to do that. so they should be asking president obama why he didn't do that if he felt mitt romney was lying. >> well, i think there were moments where he challenged mitt romney what he was saying, but i disagree and think the moderator's job is that the things said on stage is congruent with things said in...
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. >> mitt romney every second you're talking about foreign policy is wasted, which might mean that romney tries to break out of that and tries to bring home some of the foreign policy issues to domestic economic issues. >> is that a bit harsh, or is that what mitt romney needs to do? get on to the topic of the economy and not deal too much with the intricacies of syria? >> to do so you have to show confidence as it relates to world affairs. i also think that the united states is ready for a change. it knows it's off track. it wants to make that change. to the extent that mitt romney can project himself as the next commander in chief, as the president of the united states, then i think the people are willing to make that choice. certainly, there's a direct tie between our economic strength, our military strength, and our position in the world. >> obviously, the voters are the ones here in the united states that m is trying to appeal to. are you concerned about his reputation overseas? it wasn't a particularly successful overseas trip he did when he seemed to offend londoners over the olymp
. >> mitt romney every second you're talking about foreign policy is wasted, which might mean that romney tries to break out of that and tries to bring home some of the foreign policy issues to domestic economic issues. >> is that a bit harsh, or is that what mitt romney needs to do? get on to the topic of the economy and not deal too much with the intricacies of syria? >> to do so you have to show confidence as it relates to world affairs. i also think that the united states...
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on 30 rock, don cheadle is paid to endorse mitt romney. here it is. >> hi, i'm hollywood liberal don cheadle and i support -- barack obama would have you believe that african-americans are better off under his leadership. but i just got $10 million for appearing in an ad for mitt romney. so ask yourselves, brothers and sisters, who's really got your back? because from where i'm standing, mitt romney is -- oh, my dear -- >> dean is here. your new article on cnn.com, are you getting more material from the right or from the left? >> it depends on what you're talking about. i try to get material from both. i think sometimes some of the politicians on the right give us more material. but some of the stuff this week was ridiculous. you had trump and coulter and sarah palin and john sununu. i just wrote an article entitled "ignore the publicity whores." the media reflects what we want. if ann coulter doesn't date ratings on piers morgan, she's not going to get them -- >> you were really flabbergasted at that. and then you sent me something -- and
on 30 rock, don cheadle is paid to endorse mitt romney. here it is. >> hi, i'm hollywood liberal don cheadle and i support -- barack obama would have you believe that african-americans are better off under his leadership. but i just got $10 million for appearing in an ad for mitt romney. so ask yourselves, brothers and sisters, who's really got your back? because from where i'm standing, mitt romney is -- oh, my dear -- >> dean is here. your new article on cnn.com, are you getting...
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this is mitt romney. this is not the first time he's talked about not necessarily caring about people less fortunate than him. he flat-out said he wasn't very concerned about the very poor. so this isn't like a misstep or a one-off. this is consistent theme with him, and it's up to the voters to figure out whether or not they agree with him or not. they're not gaffes. they're him. >> so let me ask you, what does -- how does mitt romney have to appear during that presidential debate? does he have to be deferential, does he have to be aggressive? what is the right tone? because when we saw him, you know, before when he was -- when he was running for the nominee, he could be a little bit aggressive. remember that point when he said to rick perry, i'll bet you $10,000. not going to go over as well in the presidential debates, i don't think, l.z., right? >> no, absolutely not. and the thing is, is that mitt romney really seems to fungd well when he's coming from behind. so if there's anything that would give h
this is mitt romney. this is not the first time he's talked about not necessarily caring about people less fortunate than him. he flat-out said he wasn't very concerned about the very poor. so this isn't like a misstep or a one-off. this is consistent theme with him, and it's up to the voters to figure out whether or not they agree with him or not. they're not gaffes. they're him. >> so let me ask you, what does -- how does mitt romney have to appear during that presidential debate? does...
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romney. >> let me tell you, i'm confident in the future. look, i know these have been tough years and we're tired of being tired. yeah, the democrats chant four more years, we chant ten more days. righ right? >> ten more days, ten more days, ten more days, ten more days. >> you are right, ten more days, ten more days's we're changing our chant tomorrow, they keep saying four more years, we got a new chanlt, ten more days. let me tell you why i'm so confident. i have seen the entrepreneur's spirit in this country. i've seen it here, by the way. i was delighted. last time i was here, i had the chance to be with the governor of puerto rico. what a great man he is, they're entrepreneurs right here, in kissimmee, orlando, i have seen the entrepreneur's spirit, by the way, when you start a business and go to work in a small business, and you built it. you in fact, do build that business. the governor is right. and i know -- i know one of the reasons our nation is so successful is that people in ame
romney. >> let me tell you, i'm confident in the future. look, i know these have been tough years and we're tired of being tired. yeah, the democrats chant four more years, we chant ten more days. righ right? >> ten more days, ten more days, ten more days, ten more days. >> you are right, ten more days, ten more days's we're changing our chant tomorrow, they keep saying four more years, we got a new chanlt, ten more days. let me tell you why i'm so confident. i have seen the...
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, that was mitt romney saying that about mitt romney. so he should try to focus as much and pivot to talk about the 100% and be specific. because that is what has been missing from what his plans are versus what the president's are for the middle class. >> and matt, on the subject of likability, i'm sure that governor romney's going to -- i mean, i've heard it said that the president isn't used to be challenged anymore and that might put him on the defensive and all this likability stuff will go by the wayside because president obama will get snippy. >> well, i don't think, barack obama is a very controlled political type. he knows what to do when the pressure is on. we've seen in the last few weeks. i would say this. i started the whole career at 30 something years plus ago in political debate. i would look for what we call a spring board. and that is to take the things they're talking about all are in the past. if i remember mitt romney, i would move this into the future, the impact of the legislation we've seen and what impact it will
, that was mitt romney saying that about mitt romney. so he should try to focus as much and pivot to talk about the 100% and be specific. because that is what has been missing from what his plans are versus what the president's are for the middle class. >> and matt, on the subject of likability, i'm sure that governor romney's going to -- i mean, i've heard it said that the president isn't used to be challenged anymore and that might put him on the defensive and all this likability stuff...
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that's not mitt romney. he says romney's changing the tune on the crucial issue of taxes to make himself sound more centrist. ali velshi is here to make sense of what we heard last night. >> right. >> the first question on the tax cut proposal. the president is saying he's flip flopping. is he proposing $5 trillion in tax cuts? >> so this is a tricky one. what mitt romney is saying is he wants to reduce taxes across the board in every category. wherever you are coming down 20%. if you don't figure out where you're going to make up the taxes from, if you take 20% less from everybody it's over 10 years a $4.9 trillion loss and overstating it a little bit but there's a study that's been done and if you extend president obama's argument in order to not create a $5 trillion hole in the budget you have to increase taxes and one study done by a liberal group that says middle class families paying $2,000 more per year to accommodate that. >> that's what president obama's saying. he's saying if romney gives the wealt
that's not mitt romney. he says romney's changing the tune on the crucial issue of taxes to make himself sound more centrist. ali velshi is here to make sense of what we heard last night. >> right. >> the first question on the tax cut proposal. the president is saying he's flip flopping. is he proposing $5 trillion in tax cuts? >> so this is a tricky one. what mitt romney is saying is he wants to reduce taxes across the board in every category. wherever you are coming down...
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we have been saying that, fred, ever since -- well, ever since the election start, we saw mitt romney come out in that first debate and he defied all the critics and all the skeptics and he put on quite a show. and president obama had a very bad debate. even one of his senior advisors said today that he needs to do better. let's hear what he told candy crowley on the state of the union, what we can expect from president obama tuesday night. >> he knew when he walked off stage and he also knew when he watched the tape of that debate, that he's got to be more energetic, i think you'll see somebody that's more passionate about the problems that face the american people. >> candy crowley also had ed gillesp gillesp gillespie, mitt romney's adviser. >> the president can change his style, he can change his rhetoric, but he can't change his policies so that's what this election is about. >> this is going to be hugely important especially coming on the heels of the vice presidential debate. a lot of people thought joe biden did a good enough job of setting the table for president obama tuesda
we have been saying that, fred, ever since -- well, ever since the election start, we saw mitt romney come out in that first debate and he defied all the critics and all the skeptics and he put on quite a show. and president obama had a very bad debate. even one of his senior advisors said today that he needs to do better. let's hear what he told candy crowley on the state of the union, what we can expect from president obama tuesday night. >> he knew when he walked off stage and he also...
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romney has waffled on that. on education, despite what you hear, they're the same on gun control, neither will touch it because of the gun lobby. on abortion and gay marriage, they're the exact opposite of each other. so, lz, what's so hard, do you think for undecided voters to make up their mind over? >> i think it's the apathy that they feel towards the president. you're right. it can't be clearer in terms of the two men being different. if you're undecided at this point, the only thing i can think of is you're waiting for the october jobs report just to see one last time if we truly are heading in the right direction. but you remember a few months ago where we were trying to figure out if we were better off four years ago than we are today. i've looked at things like the jobs report numbers and how this time four years ago, we had lost 500,000 jobs in this country. and now we've created more than 100,000 jobs. may not sound like a lot but that's a huge swing. when you look at that, i think it's pretty clear.
romney has waffled on that. on education, despite what you hear, they're the same on gun control, neither will touch it because of the gun lobby. on abortion and gay marriage, they're the exact opposite of each other. so, lz, what's so hard, do you think for undecided voters to make up their mind over? >> i think it's the apathy that they feel towards the president. you're right. it can't be clearer in terms of the two men being different. if you're undecided at this point, the only thing...
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romney. roll it. >> the way the rules work here is i get 60 seconds, and you get -- and you get 30 seconds to respond, right? anderson -- would you please wait? are you just going to keep talking? >> yes. >> are you going to let me finish with what i have to say. >> remember that moment? i guess my question, having seen that back and forth, remember, you know, romney kind of getting into rick perry's face, can you be that aggressive toward the president of the united states? >> i don't think so, brooke. you know, when i think mitt romney gets on that stage tonight, and keep in mind the romney campaign has been saying, look, they have never done a general election debate before obviously. but this -- there is already going to be an advantage for mitt romney going into this because he's going to be sitting on the same stage with the president of the united states for a lot of romney supporters out there, and perhaps some undecided voters out there, they're going to see mitt romney sort of in th
romney. roll it. >> the way the rules work here is i get 60 seconds, and you get -- and you get 30 seconds to respond, right? anderson -- would you please wait? are you just going to keep talking? >> yes. >> are you going to let me finish with what i have to say. >> remember that moment? i guess my question, having seen that back and forth, remember, you know, romney kind of getting into rick perry's face, can you be that aggressive toward the president of the united...
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or you agree with mitt romney, it is simple. that is not going to change between now and the election, then what gives here? >> well, you know what? at least when i spoke with the president the other day, he was willing to say that there was some shortcomings, in the four years that he has served. but he pointed out some interesting points, too. the car industry. the death of osama bin laden. i worked the day of 911, i saw people coming up the street devastated by that thing. and, you know, i think there -- i'm leaning towards -- with the president. because romney describes his five-point plan, but i don't see any kind of substance to it. and it seems to be, whatever negative about the president, he just harps on it, i don't see an agenda moving forward. >> all right, let's talk about it. we know how they stand on taxes. we know about that. we've seen there is a clear difference there, one is middle class, one upper class that doesn't want to get rid of the bush tax cuts, the other wants to get rid of the taxes, gun control, gay
or you agree with mitt romney, it is simple. that is not going to change between now and the election, then what gives here? >> well, you know what? at least when i spoke with the president the other day, he was willing to say that there was some shortcomings, in the four years that he has served. but he pointed out some interesting points, too. the car industry. the death of osama bin laden. i worked the day of 911, i saw people coming up the street devastated by that thing. and, you...
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, hard right romney or was it massachusetts romney? >>le it, it was a little bit of both. it was a romney back in transition, i think. as one could expect, once he had won his primary, he moved back to the center, he was on a national stage as the presidential candidate. and he was trying to be a much more centrist politician than he could be when he was running for the republican primary. >> and, you know, there is something he tout multiple times as a republican governor, in the state of massachusetts, which is, as you know, at the time for him it was 87% democrat, he said he had to cross the aisle a lot to get anything done. let me play a little bit of when he was talking about that wednesday. >> i like the way we did it in massachusetts. i like the fact that in my state we had republicans and democrats come together, and work together. what you did instead was to push through a plan without a single republican vote. when massachusetts did something quite extraordinary, elected a republican senator, to stop obama care, you pushed it
, hard right romney or was it massachusetts romney? >>le it, it was a little bit of both. it was a romney back in transition, i think. as one could expect, once he had won his primary, he moved back to the center, he was on a national stage as the presidential candidate. and he was trying to be a much more centrist politician than he could be when he was running for the republican primary. >> and, you know, there is something he tout multiple times as a republican governor, in the...
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i don't trust romney. i don't think romney cares about me. this from steve. seems that it's not so much that i'm voting for someone. i'm always voting against someone. facebook.com/carolcnn. please continue the conversation. >>> you can't drive 55, well, no one else can either. instead of providing more money and man power to enforce the law, many politicians across the country are upping the speed limit big time. according to the governor's highway safety association seven states, kansas, kentucky, maine, ohio, pennsylvania, texas and virginia have increased speed limits to as high as 85 miles per hour on certain roads. maybe you're saying it is about time. consider this. there is no doubt excessive speed kills. if you have a need for speed, highway 130 near austin, texas, is where you have to be. later this fall posted legal speed limit 85. >> it is the highest posted speed limit on the whole western hemisphere, right? it is really pretty neat. >> an anomoly? not by a long shot. according to the insurance institute for highway safety, 35 states have raised
i don't trust romney. i don't think romney cares about me. this from steve. seems that it's not so much that i'm voting for someone. i'm always voting against someone. facebook.com/carolcnn. please continue the conversation. >>> you can't drive 55, well, no one else can either. instead of providing more money and man power to enforce the law, many politicians across the country are upping the speed limit big time. according to the governor's highway safety association seven states,...
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on the flip side, here's mitt romney. romney boarding the plane from boston. he is to arrive at hofstra right about an hour from now. this time around, romney will not have the benefit of diminished expectations. before the first debate, respondents to a poll, they chose obama to win by a really huge margin. remember that? 51% to 29%. let me say it again. we know how that went. this time, as you see, the expectations have narrowed. dana bash is live for us now on the campus of hofstra university. and, dana, i promise we'll talk about the debate here in a moment. but i do want to take a look at this poll that kind of made me rock my head back this morning. this is the usa today/gallup poll, even steven among women that is in 12 swing states. dana, we have seen the president running far ahead of mitt romney among female voters. in fact, different picture here, look at the nationwide polls and obama is still leading romney among women by seven points or more. what accounts for this jump toward romney among women in the 12 swing states, any clue? >> it is hard to
on the flip side, here's mitt romney. romney boarding the plane from boston. he is to arrive at hofstra right about an hour from now. this time around, romney will not have the benefit of diminished expectations. before the first debate, respondents to a poll, they chose obama to win by a really huge margin. remember that? 51% to 29%. let me say it again. we know how that went. this time, as you see, the expectations have narrowed. dana bash is live for us now on the campus of hofstra...
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i talked to a senior romney strategist leading the hotel where mitt romney has been doing his debate prep about an hour ago and asked about this possibility. they said that they are preparing for a president who will not come out like a lamb. and even though that -- this debate setting tonight is going to be around a round table discussion, i just talked to a democratic source a few moments ago, brooke, who said if you look at how they're going to be seated at the table tonight, it is going to be very interesting. bob schieffer will be across from them, but then mitt romney and president obama will be seated very close to one another. so unlike last week, at the town hall debate, where they were crossing the stage to invade each other's personal space, they will already be in each other's personal space. >> like the vice presidential debate. >> reporter: right. >> back and forth and back and forth, right. >> reporter: that's right. so you may see -- i was talking to a democratic source about this and they said, they don't have to walk up to each other, they may be kicking each other
i talked to a senior romney strategist leading the hotel where mitt romney has been doing his debate prep about an hour ago and asked about this possibility. they said that they are preparing for a president who will not come out like a lamb. and even though that -- this debate setting tonight is going to be around a round table discussion, i just talked to a democratic source a few moments ago, brooke, who said if you look at how they're going to be seated at the table tonight, it is going to...
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you see romney making major speeches. to me this needs to be seen more through the prism of getting folks excited to go vote than through the prism of, hey, we're about to get some real big policy notifications here. >> you have the nbc wall street journal poll here saying that more people are confident that romney can best handle the economy overall. 46% to president obama's 40%. you got this poll over here from nbc, wall street journal saying more people believe that the president would do a better job looking out specifically for the middle class. 52% to 36% for romney. what do you think, candy, actually carries more weight. >> we've always thought the question cares about people like me or understands people like me to carry a lot of weight, and that's closest to the second question. in a -- but in an economy where people think what are we going to do, it is huge for mitt romney to have regained because that's where he was kind of a while back, and i think you can attribute this to the first debate. people looked at h
you see romney making major speeches. to me this needs to be seen more through the prism of getting folks excited to go vote than through the prism of, hey, we're about to get some real big policy notifications here. >> you have the nbc wall street journal poll here saying that more people are confident that romney can best handle the economy overall. 46% to president obama's 40%. you got this poll over here from nbc, wall street journal saying more people believe that the president would...
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that may be good for romney. drew westen, thank you so much. >> happy to be on. >>> there is one thing president obama and mitt romney can agree on. rg3. we'll hear what they had to say about the redskins' rookie quarterback and bringing washington together. [music: artist: willy moon song: "yeah yeah" label: universal] ♪ everybody well don't you know it's me now? ♪ ♪ yeah who's it, who's it huh? ♪ ♪ willy's back with a brand new beat now, ♪ ♪ yeah doin' it doin' it up! ♪ heyyy yeah, tryin' to bite my style! ♪ ♪ heyyy yeah, how you like me now? ♪ ♪ na na na na na na na na ♪ and everybody go uh! >>> now is your chance to talk back on one of the big stories of the day. the question for you this morning, yes, it's your turn. seriously? are there still undecided voters? 15 days to the election. hard to believe, right? it seems this election has been going on since time began. most of you want it to be over already. except maybe those undecided voters. i mean, seriously, how could that be? mi
that may be good for romney. drew westen, thank you so much. >> happy to be on. >>> there is one thing president obama and mitt romney can agree on. rg3. we'll hear what they had to say about the redskins' rookie quarterback and bringing washington together. [music: artist: willy moon song: "yeah yeah" label: universal] ♪ everybody well don't you know it's me now? ♪ ♪ yeah who's it, who's it huh? ♪ ♪ willy's back with a brand new beat now, ♪ ♪ yeah doin'...
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this is romney country. but when they take the stage down at centre college right down the street, they're going to try to convince tens of millions of people tonight to support them specifically those living in the swing states. >> it's just exciting to watch it and be a part of it regardless of what side you're on. >> how do you think this debate is going to be different or similar? >> i think there will probably be more tension in this debate after what happened in denver. i think a lot of people are going to be watching to see where this campaign is going. >> reporter: the most important person in the audience is going to be sitting way up in the rafters. let's go take a look to see who he is. his name is fred vincent. he's a centre college alum, former congressman and former chief justice of the supreme court. he's a beloved figure here on campus. in fact, he's known as dead
this is romney country. but when they take the stage down at centre college right down the street, they're going to try to convince tens of millions of people tonight to support them specifically those living in the swing states. >> it's just exciting to watch it and be a part of it regardless of what side you're on. >> how do you think this debate is going to be different or similar? >> i think there will probably be more tension in this debate after what happened in denver....
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you say here comes romney, here comes romney. the president can stop him if right now he's ahead in wisconsin, he's ahead in ohio, ahead in the public polls in iowa, the romney campaign says that's a dead heat. if the president can hold ohio it almost impossible, not impossible, but almost impossible for governor romney to get to 270. i suspect we got two weeks to go. vice president biden will be paying income taxes in ohio by election day and the president will be through there several times too. but make no mistake, the republicans will be rolling in right behind them. >> i know you're in virginia. let's not forget florida. 29 electoral votes there. we know that florida has a lot of jewish voters. i want to play this exchange this is from last night's debate concerning the state of israel. it begins with mitt romney explaining why he keeps accusing the president of launching this apology tour early in his presidency. here he was. >> mr. president, the reason i call it an apology tour is because you went to the middle east and y
you say here comes romney, here comes romney. the president can stop him if right now he's ahead in wisconsin, he's ahead in ohio, ahead in the public polls in iowa, the romney campaign says that's a dead heat. if the president can hold ohio it almost impossible, not impossible, but almost impossible for governor romney to get to 270. i suspect we got two weeks to go. vice president biden will be paying income taxes in ohio by election day and the president will be through there several times...
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bush has endorsed mitt romney all along. and when you take a look at colin powell you have to wonder if that's an endorsement based on issues or whether he's got a slightly different reason for preferring president obama. >> what reason would that be? >> i think when you have somebody of your own race that you're proud of being president in the united states, i applaud colin for standing with him. >> colin powell is a friend and i respect the endorsement decision that he made and i do not doubt that it was based on anything but his support of the president's policies. piers morgan's question was whether he should leave the party and i don't think he should. on that, let me bring in peter wellston. just quickly your reaction to sununu's clarification. >> well, he clearly realized that he stepped in it. he had to fix it. you know, colin powell is a popular figure, one of the most popular figures to all americans. so when you start questioning his motives that might be different than the motives he laid out in his endorsement,
bush has endorsed mitt romney all along. and when you take a look at colin powell you have to wonder if that's an endorsement based on issues or whether he's got a slightly different reason for preferring president obama. >> what reason would that be? >> i think when you have somebody of your own race that you're proud of being president in the united states, i applaud colin for standing with him. >> colin powell is a friend and i respect the endorsement decision that he made...
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you know, more discrepancies on romney's side. so i don't trust governor romney. i trust the president a lot more than i trust governor romney. >> okay. we're going to talk a lot more about this in the story, moira, but i'll ask you right now, that 47% remark that mitt romney made with that secretly recorded videotape, he came out and said i didn't mean that at all. it was a mistake. never mind. don't pay attention to that. does that resonate for you? >> i'm so glad you asked that question, carol, because in the past 14 months my husband was unemployed. he just got a temp job tuesday. and we were dependent on that unemployment so that we wouldn't lose our house. we don't have health care, so we had to go to social services. you know, there was a lot of things that we needed help on. so i was part of that 47%, but i'm telling you, i was not a victim. and i was ticked off at governor romney on that comment. >> and his latest comments don't make you any less ticked off? >> it's just so frustrating, you know. >> i know. >> i'm just -- yeah. >> moira binder, thank you
you know, more discrepancies on romney's side. so i don't trust governor romney. i trust the president a lot more than i trust governor romney. >> okay. we're going to talk a lot more about this in the story, moira, but i'll ask you right now, that 47% remark that mitt romney made with that secretly recorded videotape, he came out and said i didn't mean that at all. it was a mistake. never mind. don't pay attention to that. does that resonate for you? >> i'm so glad you asked that...
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this hour we'll hear from mitt romney. he will speak to supporters in reno, nevada, before jetting off to iowa for a speech tonight in cedar rapids. president obama was first on the trail this morning in davenport, iowa. and take a look at this. before the day is over, he'll have appeared in four states, in addition to iowa. he's got stops in colorado, nevada, plus "the tonight show" taping in southern california. here is the president ticking off some of his achievements at stop number one today. >> i said i'd bet on american workers and american ingenuity and while the other guy was saying let detroit go bankrupt, i went in there and worked with them, the workers and the management, and we saved a dying auto industry that is back on top of the world. on issue after issue we are moving forward. after losing 9 million jobs in the great recession, our businesses have now added more than 5 million new jobs over the past 2 1/2 years. manufacturing is at its highest level since the '90s. unemployment has fallen to its lowest l
this hour we'll hear from mitt romney. he will speak to supporters in reno, nevada, before jetting off to iowa for a speech tonight in cedar rapids. president obama was first on the trail this morning in davenport, iowa. and take a look at this. before the day is over, he'll have appeared in four states, in addition to iowa. he's got stops in colorado, nevada, plus "the tonight show" taping in southern california. here is the president ticking off some of his achievements at stop...
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wife, ann romney. she, too, will be speaking in a swing state in pennsylvania and that will also be happening on our watch. we'll listen in for that, first, the first lady, then ann romney, as we count down the hours until tomorrow night and the second presidential debate in new york. americans believe they should be in charge of their own future. how they'll live tomorrow. for more than 116 years, ameriprise financial has worked for their clients' futures. helping millions of americans retire on their terms. when they want. where they want. doing what they want. ameriprise. the strength of a leader in retirement planning. the heart of 10,000 advisors working with you one-to-one. together for your future. ♪ -oh, that's just my buds. -bacon. -my taste buds. -[ taste buds ] donuts. how about we try this new kind of fiber one cereal? you think you're going to slip some fiber by us? okay. ♪ fiber one is gonna make you smile. ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing new fiber one nutty clusters and almonds. [
wife, ann romney. she, too, will be speaking in a swing state in pennsylvania and that will also be happening on our watch. we'll listen in for that, first, the first lady, then ann romney, as we count down the hours until tomorrow night and the second presidential debate in new york. americans believe they should be in charge of their own future. how they'll live tomorrow. for more than 116 years, ameriprise financial has worked for their clients' futures. helping millions of americans retire...
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very little of what governor romney just said is true. not true, governor romney. and when governor romney says the challenge is obama didn't try, that's not true. >> romney's son, tagg did not take kindly to that. he was on the radio show and said, hey, those are fighting words. >> what is it like for you to hear the president of the united states call your dad a liar? how do you react to that? >> well, jump out of your seat and you want to rush down to the debate stage and take a swing at him. but you know you can't do that because -- well, first because there's a lot of secret service between you and him but also because that's just the nature of the process. >> well, thankfully, it didn't come to blows tuesday night. the bottom line here is facts matter. and in a campaign where both candidates are questioning what's true and what's not, voters are often left wondering what exactly to believe. joining me now, communications director for pennsylvania governor ed rendell, penny lee and cnn contributor, will cain. welcome to both of you. >> hi, carol. >> hi. will,
very little of what governor romney just said is true. not true, governor romney. and when governor romney says the challenge is obama didn't try, that's not true. >> romney's son, tagg did not take kindly to that. he was on the radio show and said, hey, those are fighting words. >> what is it like for you to hear the president of the united states call your dad a liar? how do you react to that? >> well, jump out of your seat and you want to rush down to the debate stage and...
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to drop away from mitt romney. and here he comes down to his paper. >> reporter: she says president obama dropped his posture often, especially late in the debate. she says that was a signal to many viewers that romney got the better of him. brian todd, cnn, washington. >>> remember that crazy story about the little old lady who tried to restore a 19th century fresco of jesus in her church in spain. with halloween around the corner, one man has created a halloween costume, a work of art, and it is trending on twitter today. ruined spanish fresco monkey jesus. it is buzzing as one of this year's top costumes. creative costume captures the tilted and blurred face of restored fresco perfectly.
to drop away from mitt romney. and here he comes down to his paper. >> reporter: she says president obama dropped his posture often, especially late in the debate. she says that was a signal to many viewers that romney got the better of him. brian todd, cnn, washington. >>> remember that crazy story about the little old lady who tried to restore a 19th century fresco of jesus in her church in spain. with halloween around the corner, one man has created a halloween costume, a work...
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romney spoke to them on the record. i didn't understand why it was going to background, as they say, or off the record, and then the newspaper has said, you know, we did speak to him, but we can't tell you what he said because it was off the record. it was on background. the campaign -- the president does go through some issues there. maybe he didn't want to make it public. he says he is confidented that imgrigs reform will be done if he is re-elected. maybe in the first year he says there will be a grand bargain in his words as far as the budget is concerned. he goes on to say he will push for infrastructure investment meeting more spending for bridges and roads, and he promises that that $4 trillion deficit reduction target will be met. he said if i am re-elected he said the latino vote will be critical. i don't think that's a surprise, but normally you don't hear a presidential candidacy i'm going to be re-elected because i'm going to do really well among latinos. >> i guess it was advisable that the campaign changed
romney spoke to them on the record. i didn't understand why it was going to background, as they say, or off the record, and then the newspaper has said, you know, we did speak to him, but we can't tell you what he said because it was off the record. it was on background. the campaign -- the president does go through some issues there. maybe he didn't want to make it public. he says he is confidented that imgrigs reform will be done if he is re-elected. maybe in the first year he says there will...
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romney. i think otherwise in the debate both sides as we said after the vice presidential debate, both sides can leave thinking they did what they wanted to do. it dipped after the first presidential debate. president did that part of it. governor romney did a good job prosecuting against the incumbent's record. that's the question we can't answer tonight. we can score both candidates. it is hard to understand what is the fundamental dynamic of the election right now. two weeks ago it was about governor romney. he made it in the first debate about president obama. still sort of quick sand out there. what is this? what are the american people deciding on election day? if they're deciding to keep the incumbent, then governor romney's performance was better -- will mean more in the electorate as we score it. this is a competitive election. a good debate and, wow, we have -- >> does it stop the -- >> we don't know, but i think this debate was so different that you could argue that if it did stop
romney. i think otherwise in the debate both sides as we said after the vice presidential debate, both sides can leave thinking they did what they wanted to do. it dipped after the first presidential debate. president did that part of it. governor romney did a good job prosecuting against the incumbent's record. that's the question we can't answer tonight. we can score both candidates. it is hard to understand what is the fundamental dynamic of the election right now. two weeks ago it was about...
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good news for mitt romney. that's why tomorrow night is so important for him as it is important for barack obama as he tries to turn the ship around. they had robert gibbs and ed gillespie, senior advisers for president obama and mitt romney on "state of the union" with candy crowley yesterday. >> we knew as we walked on stage, also he watched the tape of that debate he's got to be more energetic. i think you'll see somebody who's very passionate about the choice that our country faces. and putting that choice in front of voters. >> the president can change his style. he can change his tactics. he can't change his record and he can't change his policies. that's what this election is about. >> reporter: there we are, carol. we have the two advisers for the campaigns trying to play up the expectations, play down the expectations for tomorrow night's debate. i have to say this. candy crowley will be moderating. our own candy crowley will be moderating this debate. expect fireworks. carol? >> we will. mark preston
good news for mitt romney. that's why tomorrow night is so important for him as it is important for barack obama as he tries to turn the ship around. they had robert gibbs and ed gillespie, senior advisers for president obama and mitt romney on "state of the union" with candy crowley yesterday. >> we knew as we walked on stage, also he watched the tape of that debate he's got to be more energetic. i think you'll see somebody who's very passionate about the choice that our...
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we do need to pay attention to that person because that's mitt romney. >> now governor romney's campaign says that the president might change his style. he may change his tactic, but he can't change his record. now the big challenge for the two candidates tonight is that it is the format, much different than it was in the first one. here you actually have real voters in the audience who will be asking questions. there are some undecided voters from that group. they'll be ask iing some of the questions. and so the challenge is to make a personal connection with the audience while at the same time score some points with the opponents. >> dan lothian, reporting live from hofstra university. >>> our cnn foreign aaffairs reporter elise labott broke the story about secretary of state hillary clinton taking the blame for what happened in libya. elise what else did hillary clinton tell you? >> reporter: well, carol, it was the first time she spoke to network reporters last night. her first time really talking about the night that the ambassador and those three other americans died in that attack
we do need to pay attention to that person because that's mitt romney. >> now governor romney's campaign says that the president might change his style. he may change his tactic, but he can't change his record. now the big challenge for the two candidates tonight is that it is the format, much different than it was in the first one. here you actually have real voters in the audience who will be asking questions. there are some undecided voters from that group. they'll be ask iing some of...
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so mitt romney has now an important endorsement out of iowa. the des moines register has chosen romney because they say it's all about the economy. it marks the first time in 40 years that the newspaper has backed a republican and the presidential general election. meanwhile, president obama has added the "new york times" to his endorsement column, the editorial page listed obama's achievement like saving the auto industry and health care reform as reasons for the endorsement. it he has not backed a republican since dwight eisenhower. >> ohio considered quite the price that could win either condition dat at the house. >> obama is scheduled to leave washington, he's not scheduled to leave washington today in fact he's staying close to the white house because of this storm. >> in newest poll in the state of ohio says mitt romney may have condition to be concerned. as we have said, it's a close rate there, we have asked likely voters who their choice is for president. barack obama has a 50%, a 46% margin over mitt romney -- they both have spent se
so mitt romney has now an important endorsement out of iowa. the des moines register has chosen romney because they say it's all about the economy. it marks the first time in 40 years that the newspaper has backed a republican and the presidential general election. meanwhile, president obama has added the "new york times" to his endorsement column, the editorial page listed obama's achievement like saving the auto industry and health care reform as reasons for the endorsement. it he...
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ryan and romney -- ryan and romney's plan is all about the same old thing. what did romney say the first thing he would do as president? he would get rid of the new regulations on wall street and the bank. he would let wall street go back to being a casino, my words, not his, and let the bank s write their rules, and the ryan proposal, to continue and expand massive tax cuts. more than $2 billion in tax cuts for people making $1 million and beyond. we have seen that movie before. we know how it ends. the last time -- >> you are listening to vice president joe biden as he addressed a gathering in st. augustine, florida. one of those pushing for obama is the man who chaired the democratic national convention, los angeles mayor antonio villaraigosa. thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> uncertain whether you could hear me. let me ask you first, you're in iowa today for the jackson day dinner. the president spent a lot of time there. the latest polls show the president is still leading in iowa, but ever so slightly. so what more can the presid
ryan and romney -- ryan and romney's plan is all about the same old thing. what did romney say the first thing he would do as president? he would get rid of the new regulations on wall street and the bank. he would let wall street go back to being a casino, my words, not his, and let the bank s write their rules, and the ryan proposal, to continue and expand massive tax cuts. more than $2 billion in tax cuts for people making $1 million and beyond. we have seen that movie before. we know how it...
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ann romney. here's a snippet from her first day on the job. >> what is it about horse therapy or equine therapy? >> you know, it's so extraordinary what the horses do for us. for me it's, again, balance. it's love. it's joy. what they're doing for so many other people right now. we have wounded vets coming home, and they're turning to horses for therapy. they're -- we have kids -- >> at the same time that the wife of white house hopeful mitt romney is taking the morning airwaves by storm, she's also surging in popularity. a new abc news-washington post poll shows she's more popular than her husband right now. >> i want to bring in lynn sweet, washington bureau chief for the "chicago sun-times". she's joining us via skype right now. the candidate's wives have long been considered a secret weapon in the fight for female voters in particular. how effective is ann romney as a campaign surrogate right now? >> i think she's a terrific surrogate for mitt romney because she's able to tell a story that on
ann romney. here's a snippet from her first day on the job. >> what is it about horse therapy or equine therapy? >> you know, it's so extraordinary what the horses do for us. for me it's, again, balance. it's love. it's joy. what they're doing for so many other people right now. we have wounded vets coming home, and they're turning to horses for therapy. they're -- we have kids -- >> at the same time that the wife of white house hopeful mitt romney is taking the morning...
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that from the romney campaign. meanwhile, there was one other political attack that vice president biden made here at his rally. take a listen at this. >> like that beautiful baby over there. i don't -- i don't blame her for crying. i don't blame that baby for crying. that baby, that baby, that baby knows what's in store for him or her if romney wins. >> reporter: next up for vice president biden, ohio, ohio, ohio. three days there and on tuesday, he will make a rare joint appearance with president obama. don? >> shannon travis, thank you, sir. the race is also tight in battleground ohio, where shannon just mentioned, a new fox -- a fox news poll found 46% of likely ohio voters support president obama. 43% support mitt romney. ohio has 18 electoral votes. >>> presidential candidate paul ryan zig zagged to ohio and pennsylvania today. a few hours ago, mr. ryan campaigned in belmont, ohio. earlier, he worked the crowds in pennsylvania. he focused his remarks on rebuilding the economy and job creation. >> we are not g
that from the romney campaign. meanwhile, there was one other political attack that vice president biden made here at his rally. take a listen at this. >> like that beautiful baby over there. i don't -- i don't blame her for crying. i don't blame that baby for crying. that baby, that baby, that baby knows what's in store for him or her if romney wins. >> reporter: next up for vice president biden, ohio, ohio, ohio. three days there and on tuesday, he will make a rare joint...
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mitt romney on sunday. virginia, it is truly up for grabs and our chief national correspondent john king takes us on a tour of this key battleground state. >> reporter: ten straight presidential elections reliably red and then blue for president obama. pop it up and closer because i want to show you something. see what i just drew in? northern virginia suburbs. everywhere else, john mccain and barack obama even. the mar join 234,000 states. all of it from right here. urgency in a place once reliably red. >> this is bob calling from the republican party in virginia. >> reporter: mitt romney's path to the white house runs through virginia and to win it he must run strong in the fast-changing suburbs within an hour's drive of washington. >> all about northern virginia. there have been so many people moving in to northern virginia particularly from northeast and democratic areas that they have turned a solid red state in to a purple state. >> reporter: they like the trend line. >> if you look at the dozen polls
mitt romney on sunday. virginia, it is truly up for grabs and our chief national correspondent john king takes us on a tour of this key battleground state. >> reporter: ten straight presidential elections reliably red and then blue for president obama. pop it up and closer because i want to show you something. see what i just drew in? northern virginia suburbs. everywhere else, john mccain and barack obama even. the mar join 234,000 states. all of it from right here. urgency in a place...
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i saw a pro romney ad, talking to a voter and romney gives a gulp, couldn't help but wonder if i saw this 20 times did they decided they would leave the gulp in because it made romney look more human and concerned, take it out because it would make him look weak. these are the things you start to fixate on when you see something 20 times in the space of a short time. >> and even people not locked in a room, they see these campaign ads 20, 30, 40 times. i mean at what point during the 45 hours did you just completely zone out and not care anymore? >> oh, i would say about a third of the way through, i started to be overwhelmed and by halfway through it was a nightmare to see the same ad for the 18th time and i would notice the tiny things. i remember there was a woman in a pro obama ad, a woman in a grocery store comparison shopping because she's trying to save money and looking at these two cans of tuna and i kept wonderi wondering which one she was going to pick and you never find out. see the ad for the 19th time it goes battie. >> is that the one that haunts your nightmares? >> am
i saw a pro romney ad, talking to a voter and romney gives a gulp, couldn't help but wonder if i saw this 20 times did they decided they would leave the gulp in because it made romney look more human and concerned, take it out because it would make him look weak. these are the things you start to fixate on when you see something 20 times in the space of a short time. >> and even people not locked in a room, they see these campaign ads 20, 30, 40 times. i mean at what point during the 45...
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mitt romney has endorsed mourdock. here it is, for all the world to see. >> this fall, i'm supporting mitch arrested mourdock for senate. as state treasurer, richard worked with daniels to balance the budget and make government more accountable. as senator, richard will be the 51st vote to repeal and replace government-run health care. richard will help stop the liberal reid/pelosi agenda. >> now romney is distancing himself from mourdock's latest comments, but don't expect him to run very far. he says mourdock's are way different than congressman todd akin. aiken talked about a magical uterus that could prevent pregnancy after rape. mourdock expressed his strong belief that god creates all live. what's unclear, whether any of this will affect the race between romney and obama. talkback question for you. do candidates' comments on rape and abortion influence your vote? facebook.com/carolcnn. facebook.com/carolcnn. your comments, later this hour. >>> hurricane season, of course, not over yet. residents in jamaica are ge
mitt romney has endorsed mourdock. here it is, for all the world to see. >> this fall, i'm supporting mitch arrested mourdock for senate. as state treasurer, richard worked with daniels to balance the budget and make government more accountable. as senator, richard will be the 51st vote to repeal and replace government-run health care. richard will help stop the liberal reid/pelosi agenda. >> now romney is distancing himself from mourdock's latest comments, but don't expect him to...
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when mitt romney does it, they call it a flip flop. i would tell you that it is very different to be running to win a faction of the republican party than to win the entire country. >> we're almost out of time. i want maria to get in on this. you heard what ana said, maria. she's saying he's going to be a conservative president and appoint judges. this is bound to be part of this debate tonight, don't you think? >> yes, absolutely. that's what actually mitt romney did, is give a big, big opening to continue the conversation about women's rights, about women's health. because at the end of the day, that's what this is about. and how a romney/ryan ticket would actually want to jump in and make decisions for women when decisions should be made by women and their doctors. that's why a lot of women, at the beginning, were for president obama. after this debate and the next two debates they'll continue to see it was president obama, the one protecting women's rights and women's health. by the way, i will say on the flip flop and evolution, w
when mitt romney does it, they call it a flip flop. i would tell you that it is very different to be running to win a faction of the republican party than to win the entire country. >> we're almost out of time. i want maria to get in on this. you heard what ana said, maria. she's saying he's going to be a conservative president and appoint judges. this is bound to be part of this debate tonight, don't you think? >> yes, absolutely. that's what actually mitt romney did, is give a...
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romney: "it's time to stand up to the cheaters" vo: tough on china? not mitt romney. when a flood of chinese tires threatened a thousand american jobs... it was president obama who stood up to china and protected american workers. mitt romney attacked obama's decision... said standing up to china was "bad for the nation and our workers." how can mitt romney take on the cheaters... when he's taking their side? >>> it is 21 minutes past the hour. as the candidates continue to prepare for the big debate tonight, a tape surfaces, one that tucker carlson's conservative website the daily caller bills as obama's other race speech. a clip. >> it is quiet riots that take place every day are born from the same place as the fires and the destruction and the police decked out in riot gear and deaths. they happen when a sense of disconnect settles in and hope dissipates. despair takes hold and young people all across the country look at the way the world is and they believe that things are never going to get better. >> carlson called this a bombshell, but a little reality here, th
romney: "it's time to stand up to the cheaters" vo: tough on china? not mitt romney. when a flood of chinese tires threatened a thousand american jobs... it was president obama who stood up to china and protected american workers. mitt romney attacked obama's decision... said standing up to china was "bad for the nation and our workers." how can mitt romney take on the cheaters... when he's taking their side? >>> it is 21 minutes past the hour. as the candidates...
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we want to try to nail down what mitt romney is saying, but first, let's look at mitt romney's evolving stance on abortion. we'll take you way back to 2002 when he was pro abortion rights. >> i will preserve and protect a woman's right to choose and devoted and dedicated to honoring my word in that regard. i will not change any provisions of massachusetts' pro choice laws. >> i would welcome a circumstance where there was such a consensus of this country that we say we don't want to have abortion in this country at all, period. that would be wonderful. i would be delighted to sign that bill, but that's not where we are. that's not where america is today. where america is is ready to overturn roe v. wade and return to the states' authority. if the congress got there, we had that kind of consensus in that country, terrific. >> do you intend to pursue any legislation regarding specifically regarding abortion? >> i don't -- there is no legislation regarding abortion that i'm familiar with that would become part of my agenda. >> to review, 2002, quote, i will preserve and protect a woman's r
we want to try to nail down what mitt romney is saying, but first, let's look at mitt romney's evolving stance on abortion. we'll take you way back to 2002 when he was pro abortion rights. >> i will preserve and protect a woman's right to choose and devoted and dedicated to honoring my word in that regard. i will not change any provisions of massachusetts' pro choice laws. >> i would welcome a circumstance where there was such a consensus of this country that we say we don't want to...
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he is a promising surrogate for mitt romney, a supporter of mitt romney and raised eyebrows praising the president's quick response to the storm. here's what the governor said on cnn's "starting point." >> right now i'm much more concerned of preventing loss of life and safe places and then the election. the election will take care of itself. i spoke to the president three times yesterday. he's been incredibly supportive and helpful to the state and not once did he bring up the election. >> dan lothian is at the white house. dan, christie says obama didn't bring up the election to him but he goes back on the campaign trail on thursday. >> reporter: he is. and as you know, counting today, the president will have been off the campaign trail for three days, has been focusing on the disaster in new jersey and new york. but a campaign official telling cnn in fact the president will resume campaigning tomorrow. as you know, the campaign not put on hold. just that the president stayed back here in washington to monitor the situation. former president bill clinton and vice president out ther
he is a promising surrogate for mitt romney, a supporter of mitt romney and raised eyebrows praising the president's quick response to the storm. here's what the governor said on cnn's "starting point." >> right now i'm much more concerned of preventing loss of life and safe places and then the election. the election will take care of itself. i spoke to the president three times yesterday. he's been incredibly supportive and helpful to the state and not once did he bring up the...
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we're going to talk about politics and romney and obama on the campaign trail. even though this storm is kind of changing their plans, but they're full steam ahead on trying to get support. >> yeah. it's going to be interesting today to see how this storm pans out too. it's changing hour by hour. >> we're going to begin with that. we are seeing sandy is taking on a different personality by the minute but it is right now a hurricane strength and it is 355 miles southeast of charleston, south carolina. the wind gusts have increased to 90 miles per hour. washington, d.c., pennsylvania, maryland, virginia, new york and new jersey have all declared states of emergency already. in virginia, warships are tied up to their piers. sailors are getting sandbags prepared and national guard members are already in place and ready for action and along the jersey shore from cape may to ocean city, businesses are already boarding up and sandbagging getting ready for what sandy just might bring. so, further south now, north carolina, also gearing up for sa sandy. a total of 40 cou
we're going to talk about politics and romney and obama on the campaign trail. even though this storm is kind of changing their plans, but they're full steam ahead on trying to get support. >> yeah. it's going to be interesting today to see how this storm pans out too. it's changing hour by hour. >> we're going to begin with that. we are seeing sandy is taking on a different personality by the minute but it is right now a hurricane strength and it is 355 miles southeast of...
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mitt romney is going to get the first question tomorrow night. they'll both have a chance then to answer the question and then there will be a discussion on it. this is going to be about foreign policy largely, but we can't forget about the economy. that will be a major theme tomorrow night. one of the themes when it comes to foreign policy surely is going to be this report from "the new york times" about how the u.s. has been in discussions about having one-on-one meetings with iran right after the elections. now, the administration has said that that, in fact, is not true. that there is no agreement. mitt romney was asked about it and he chose not to address the question. but one of his surrogates, lindsay graham, was on the talk shows this morning and he talked about it. >> well, i think the iranians are taking advantage of our election cycle to continue to talk. they continue to enrich. >> reporter: it won't just be about iran. it's going to be about afghanistan and pakistan. it's going to be about the new middle east and the new threat of te
mitt romney is going to get the first question tomorrow night. they'll both have a chance then to answer the question and then there will be a discussion on it. this is going to be about foreign policy largely, but we can't forget about the economy. that will be a major theme tomorrow night. one of the themes when it comes to foreign policy surely is going to be this report from "the new york times" about how the u.s. has been in discussions about having one-on-one meetings with iran...
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mitt romney has made up quite a bit of ground. a lot of people are waiting to see what happens on the stage right behind me tuesday night. >> the first debate, the presidential debate, they were standing at podiums. the one last week they were sitting close to the moderator. this is a town hall format. how is that going to work? >> reporter: well, you know, it's really interesting because the questions for these 90 minutes, no commercials, are all going to come -- i shouldn't say all directly from the voters, but we'll hear a lot of questions from undecided voters, they live in this area of new york. they were picked by the gallup -- by the commission on presidential debates, don. mitt romney is going to get the first question. that was decided by a coin flip. there will be no closing statements. our own candy crowley will be moderating that debate. she will have her own questions but we'll see more interaction now. it won't just be the candidates talking to candy crowley. it will be the candidates talking directly to the voters t
mitt romney has made up quite a bit of ground. a lot of people are waiting to see what happens on the stage right behind me tuesday night. >> the first debate, the presidential debate, they were standing at podiums. the one last week they were sitting close to the moderator. this is a town hall format. how is that going to work? >> reporter: well, you know, it's really interesting because the questions for these 90 minutes, no commercials, are all going to come -- i shouldn't say...
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team romney brought in $112 million. that brings total fund-raising to more than $2 billion for 2012, which some analysts say could be the costliest presidential election in history had. >>> conservative fire brand ann coulter, not well known for his delicate use of the english language is embroiled in controversy again after the face-off between obama and romney, coulter took to twitter to share her feelings. she wrote, tweeted, i highly approve of romney's decision to be kind and gentle to the retard in response of her use of that offensive word to describe the president of the united states, special olympian john stevens wrote a heartfelt, open letter explaining just why that word should not be an insult. here is what he had to say. >> dear ann coulter, come on, miss coulter, you aren't dumb and you aren't shallow, so why are you constantly using a word like the r word as an insult? i am a 30-year-old man with down syndrome who has struggled with the public's perception that my disability means i am dumb and shallow.
team romney brought in $112 million. that brings total fund-raising to more than $2 billion for 2012, which some analysts say could be the costliest presidential election in history had. >>> conservative fire brand ann coulter, not well known for his delicate use of the english language is embroiled in controversy again after the face-off between obama and romney, coulter took to twitter to share her feelings. she wrote, tweeted, i highly approve of romney's decision to be kind and...
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the big question was, how will mitt romney perform? it's much more different dynamic going into this one. everyone's saying this is make or break for the president. >> yeah. gentlemen, thank you very much. required viewing, dan lothian and paul steinhauser, you'll be watch, i know. watch the debate here on cnn, of course. it is the town hall presidential debate this evening moderated by cnn's candy crowley. our special live coverage begins at 7:00 eastern. >>> now we've got an update on the pakistani girl shot in the head by the taliban. it's been about 24 hours now since malala yousufzai arrived at a british hospital. the medical director says doctors are impressed by the girl's resilience and strength but she still has a long way to go. today marks one week since a taliban government ordered malala's school bus, called out her name, fired three shots at her for being an advocate for girl's education. dan rivers is outside the hospital where the 14-year-old is being treated. >> reporter: we're told that malala spent a comfortable nigh
the big question was, how will mitt romney perform? it's much more different dynamic going into this one. everyone's saying this is make or break for the president. >> yeah. gentlemen, thank you very much. required viewing, dan lothian and paul steinhauser, you'll be watch, i know. watch the debate here on cnn, of course. it is the town hall presidential debate this evening moderated by cnn's candy crowley. our special live coverage begins at 7:00 eastern. >>> now we've got an...
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a week from tomorrow, obama versus romney. and then those two again, two weeks from today, that's the final debate before the election. so mitt romney to the, he gave this 20-minute speech on foreign policy. not exactly one of romney's stronger suits thus far. take a look at yet another poll here. the question being better on foreign policy shows him trailing the president by seven points on that one specifically. wolf blitzer, let's talk to you about all of this. joining me live from washington here. and we'll listen in a moment to that speech from mitt romney at vmi. let me ask you this, why a foreign policy speech this late in the election campaign? do you think he sees some sort of opening here? >> yes, i think that the killing of the american ambassador and three other americans in benghazi, libya, the consulate there, and the confusion surrounding the administration's explanation for what happened, the condemnation by some has given him a clear opening. take a look at what is happening throughout north africa and the mid
a week from tomorrow, obama versus romney. and then those two again, two weeks from today, that's the final debate before the election. so mitt romney to the, he gave this 20-minute speech on foreign policy. not exactly one of romney's stronger suits thus far. take a look at yet another poll here. the question being better on foreign policy shows him trailing the president by seven points on that one specifically. wolf blitzer, let's talk to you about all of this. joining me live from...
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craig romney. the candidates' spanish speaking son on one of the many trips by the candidate, his family and surrogates all descending on nevada. obama, first lady and their surrogates doing the same, a massive effort on both sides for nevada's 6 electoral votes. >> that's why you saw my dad here friday, my mom here yesterday, we have got, you know, this is -- this state is very important to us as are many other states across the country. but this election is going to come down to just a handful of votes probably in the entire country. >> are you registered to vote? >> reporter: registering latinos, a priority where the margin of victory could be razor thin. you've been out here how long today? >> today, like five hours. >> reporter: five hours. how many people have you gotten to register? >> six people. >> reporter: that's about -- that's not very good, is it? >> i know. >> reporter: the growing latino population decisive here in nevada and across the country, if only it voted. >> the latino voter
craig romney. the candidates' spanish speaking son on one of the many trips by the candidate, his family and surrogates all descending on nevada. obama, first lady and their surrogates doing the same, a massive effort on both sides for nevada's 6 electoral votes. >> that's why you saw my dad here friday, my mom here yesterday, we have got, you know, this is -- this state is very important to us as are many other states across the country. but this election is going to come down to just a...
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romney did very well. it will be for him to come back in this second debate, which is a town hall format, so it's a little bit more complicated because average people, undecided voters, at hofstra university out on long island, they'll stand up and ask questions, so it's -- the room is a little bit different. the atmosphere is a little bit different. we'll see if the president comes through this time and responds and answers the charges directly forcefully, passionately, which is something he didn't do to romney on the first debate. >> in the case of all of these town hall meetings that he has done, but having said all that, he both of these guys got to this level because they're good, they're smart, they're strong. they don't -- you don't get to be the president of the united states or the republican presidential nominee unless you're really, really good. >> that's our wolf blitzer for us, and on the day before the second debate, it's a dead heat in this race for the white house. just what they like to sa
romney did very well. it will be for him to come back in this second debate, which is a town hall format, so it's a little bit more complicated because average people, undecided voters, at hofstra university out on long island, they'll stand up and ask questions, so it's -- the room is a little bit different. the atmosphere is a little bit different. we'll see if the president comes through this time and responds and answers the charges directly forcefully, passionately, which is something he...
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namely, the 47%, mitt romney's record at bain capital, and how much taxes mitt romney actually pays? >> you know, certainly we are waiting for that. suzanne, the truth is i can't tell you the answer to that because his team is playing very close to the vest. maybe what he may sort of bring up. certainly we aren't privy to the questions that martha radditz is going to ask, but it was noted that president obama did not bring up the 47% at his gee bait. now, what i think is really interesting is going to be for the reason policy. that wasn't part of the debate last week in denver. it is going to be a part of the debate here, and this is very important to keep an eye on because it's a big strength for the vice president, but at the same time the obama administration is facing a ton of criticism over libya from the romney-ryan ticket, and so he is also vulnerable and we'll be seeing how that pans out tonight. >> all right. briana keiller, thank you. appreciate it. >> watch the vice presidential debate. it is happening tonight right here on cnn, cnn.com. our coverage starting at 7:00 easte
namely, the 47%, mitt romney's record at bain capital, and how much taxes mitt romney actually pays? >> you know, certainly we are waiting for that. suzanne, the truth is i can't tell you the answer to that because his team is playing very close to the vest. maybe what he may sort of bring up. certainly we aren't privy to the questions that martha radditz is going to ask, but it was noted that president obama did not bring up the 47% at his gee bait. now, what i think is really...
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mitt romney, mitt romney is off and running today with a new accusation against the white house. this is fallout from last night's vp debate. here is romney speaking early this afternoon in richmond, virginia. hear the crowd chanting mitt romney. vice president biden got it very wrong last night in the back and forth about the question number one, libya, and that deadly attack on our consulate on september 11th. take a listen. >> the vice president directly contradicted the sworn testimony of state department officials. he's doubling down on denial. and we need to understand exactly what happened as opposed to brushing this aside. when the vice president of the united states directly contradicts the testimony, sworn testimony of state department officials, american citizens have a right to know just what's going on. >> that was mitt romney. let's back track into last night's debate. we will hear from the vice president. we will hear him explaining the administration's evolving accounts of what happened in benghazi, september 11th, the day terrorists killed u.s. ambassador christo
mitt romney, mitt romney is off and running today with a new accusation against the white house. this is fallout from last night's vp debate. here is romney speaking early this afternoon in richmond, virginia. hear the crowd chanting mitt romney. vice president biden got it very wrong last night in the back and forth about the question number one, libya, and that deadly attack on our consulate on september 11th. take a listen. >> the vice president directly contradicted the sworn...
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no surprise, by the romney campaign. a spokesperson calling the attack laughable, saying "as governor mitt romney worked with democrats to close a 3 billion deficit, balanced budget by cutting taxes three times, lowered the massachusetts unemployment rate to 4.7%." this is going to be a really tough race here, fred, and you can tell by how many times the president has visited. two times in two weeks. and we're expecting vice president joe biden, barring the storm affecting his schedule to be here on monday. >> and then from new hampshire, the president is on to quite a few other battleground states, ohio being one of them. virginia, where else? >> reporter: he goes to ohio a few times actually. he is heading tomorrow to florida, a day early in anticipation of the storm. you have florida, virginia, ohio, wisconsin, colorado, then back to ohio, and then we'll see -- he is expected to continue on his travels through tuesday, election day. >> all right, thank you so much, traveling with the president there in new hampshire.
no surprise, by the romney campaign. a spokesperson calling the attack laughable, saying "as governor mitt romney worked with democrats to close a 3 billion deficit, balanced budget by cutting taxes three times, lowered the massachusetts unemployment rate to 4.7%." this is going to be a really tough race here, fred, and you can tell by how many times the president has visited. two times in two weeks. and we're expecting vice president joe biden, barring the storm affecting his...
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romney is holding two rallies. this morning in columbus, he put in a little time pressing for the next big debate for president obama. that showdown is scheduled for tuesday night in hempstead, new york. >> president obama is preparing for the debate for the next three days in williamsburg, virginia. he's under particular pressure to do well after getting critical reviews in the first faceoff last week. the town hall style debate will be hosted by our own candy crowley. >>> and police are investigating a troubling incident at president obama's campaign office in denver. officials say a shot was fired at the office yesterday, shattering the window. people were inside the building at the time. luckily, no one was hurt. police say they don't have a suspect yet, but they're investigating a possible suspicious car at the scene. >>> the cdc is out with new numbers on the spread of that deadly meningitis disease. within the last hour, the cdc says 15 people have died. 198 people may have been contaminated because of the c
romney is holding two rallies. this morning in columbus, he put in a little time pressing for the next big debate for president obama. that showdown is scheduled for tuesday night in hempstead, new york. >> president obama is preparing for the debate for the next three days in williamsburg, virginia. he's under particular pressure to do well after getting critical reviews in the first faceoff last week. the town hall style debate will be hosted by our own candy crowley. >>> and...
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that romney won. so i suspect team obama is trying to lower expectations trying to say the debates don't matter precisely because they're worried that mitt romney will do a good job. >> speaking of throwing punches, let's go back to primary season, it was mitt romney really in his big win taking florida that was quite impressive for the former massachusetts governor. let me just -- in case we have forgotten his abilities, take a look. >> i want people to be able to take their insurance with them if they go from job to job. so we'll make it work in the way that is designed to have health care act like a market, a consumer market as opposed to have it run like amtrak and the post office. >> here is what you point out, tim, which is interesting and it relates to tomorrow night in denver, where the audience will have to be silent, they can't cheer, you say that is advantageous for mitt romney. why? >> yeah. i think it has to do with personality types. i have sympathy with mitt on this. i'm also an uptight
that romney won. so i suspect team obama is trying to lower expectations trying to say the debates don't matter precisely because they're worried that mitt romney will do a good job. >> speaking of throwing punches, let's go back to primary season, it was mitt romney really in his big win taking florida that was quite impressive for the former massachusetts governor. let me just -- in case we have forgotten his abilities, take a look. >> i want people to be able to take their...
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saying what a great debater mitt romney is. but some say the president should stop lowering speculat i expectations and do a little self reflection. president obama's greatest enemy isn't romney, but himself. because, shall we say, the president is quite confident. here he is at a polling station in henderson, nevada. >> basically they're keeping me indoors all the time. it's a drag. they're making me do my homework. >> he was joking but polls show that most people believe that obama will ace the debate. still, some are concerned about his tendency to appear smug, testy sb y and impatient. remember what this four years ago? >> he's very likable. i agree with that. i don't think i'm that bad. >> you're likable enough. >> thank you so much. >> some felt that comment oozed c condescencion and cost him the primary there. smile, make his points, but being gentile. will president obama beat himself in the debate? facebook.com/carolcnn. your responses, later this hour. >>> one dramatic event can influence the outcome of any election.
saying what a great debater mitt romney is. but some say the president should stop lowering speculat i expectations and do a little self reflection. president obama's greatest enemy isn't romney, but himself. because, shall we say, the president is quite confident. here he is at a polling station in henderson, nevada. >> basically they're keeping me indoors all the time. it's a drag. they're making me do my homework. >> he was joking but polls show that most people believe that...
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however, romney and obama lead the ticket. that's who people vote for on election day. >> passion and zingers and sound bites aside, in a 24/7 news cycle and only a couple days away from a very important presidential debate. how much sticking power will tonight have? >> a great question. one of the thingses that happens out of debates. what moments get replayed and replayed and replayed, not only on television but bounced around the internet, facebook, twitter. one or two of those without a doubt. the vice president's candidates, you'll hear the word middle class a lot tonight. have vice president biden try to bring the zest and energy that the president didn't bring to the first presidential debate. but again these are the number twos. not saying it's not important, but tuesday our candy crowley hosts the next big event. romney/obama presidential debate round two. this debate is on a thursday night. it will play big through the weekend without a doubt, but early next week the guys at the top of the ticket take back the spotli
however, romney and obama lead the ticket. that's who people vote for on election day. >> passion and zingers and sound bites aside, in a 24/7 news cycle and only a couple days away from a very important presidential debate. how much sticking power will tonight have? >> a great question. one of the thingses that happens out of debates. what moments get replayed and replayed and replayed, not only on television but bounced around the internet, facebook, twitter. one or two of those...
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romney is up in the suburbs, up among independents. there's signs of strength here from romney, we can tell you there are a few soft spots he needs to work on. >> john king in ohio, covering the debates as well. thank you very much. watch live coverage of the debate tomorrow night, 7:00 eastern. watch it on cnn or on cnn.com. >>> happening this morning, the color of a college applicant's skin be a factor in accept ance admission? >> reporter: after applying, she didn't get in. attending louisiana state university instead. but the rejection from u.t. led fisher to file a lawsuit against the school, claiming she was squeezed out, unfairly denied admission because of her race. she's white. she said in a statement there were people in my class with lower grades who weren't in all the activities i was in, who were being accepted into u.t. and the only other difference between us was the color of our skin. she decline d an interview with cnn. whether race should be part of the application process at the university of texas is the issue that
romney is up in the suburbs, up among independents. there's signs of strength here from romney, we can tell you there are a few soft spots he needs to work on. >> john king in ohio, covering the debates as well. thank you very much. watch live coverage of the debate tomorrow night, 7:00 eastern. watch it on cnn or on cnn.com. >>> happening this morning, the color of a college applicant's skin be a factor in accept ance admission? >> reporter: after applying, she didn't get...
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romney: "it's time to stand up to the cheaters" vo: tough on china? not mitt romney. when a flood of chinese tires threatened a thousand american jobs... it was president obama who stood up to china and protected american workers. mitt romney attacked obama's decision... said standing up to china was "bad for the nation and our workers." how can mitt romney take on the cheaters... when he's taking their side? a short word that's a tall order. up your game. up the ante. and if you stumble, you get back up. up isn't easy, and we ought to know. we're in the business of up. everyday delta flies a quarter of million people while investing billions improving everything from booking to baggage claim. we're raising the bar on flying and tomorrow we will up it yet again. ♪ ♪ and the flowers and the trees all laugh when you walk by ♪ ♪ and the neighbors' kids... what does being true to yourself have to do with being healthy? everything. ♪ but you're not ♪ you're the one ♪ one, one, one, one, one ♪ the one ♪ one, one, one, one, one ♪ the one ♪ one, one, one
romney: "it's time to stand up to the cheaters" vo: tough on china? not mitt romney. when a flood of chinese tires threatened a thousand american jobs... it was president obama who stood up to china and protected american workers. mitt romney attacked obama's decision... said standing up to china was "bad for the nation and our workers." how can mitt romney take on the cheaters... when he's taking their side? a short word that's a tall order. up your game. up the ante. and...
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this is romney's time to lead. if he doesn't produce results, even with the hostile senate, we'll be ready for 2016 to get behind someone else who will. so, that said, let's bring in candy crowley. nice to see you on this friday. let's pick up where we left off. orlando sentinel, it is important because it endorsed the then senator obama four years ago and also this is florida. does it surprise you? >> doesn't surprise me particularly, but, i mean, we're going to see a lot of these kinds of endorsements and you notice that the "orlando sentinel" also said and if he doesn't produce in four years, we're happy to look for another candidate. it doesn't surprise me particularly. it does help a candidate when they seem to be on a roll or it helps maybe stop the bleeding if a candidate begins to lose a state. it makes people look more. by and large i think you're looking at a voting population that mostly has made up its mind and right now it's about getting your people who are going to vote for you enthusiastic enough to
this is romney's time to lead. if he doesn't produce results, even with the hostile senate, we'll be ready for 2016 to get behind someone else who will. so, that said, let's bring in candy crowley. nice to see you on this friday. let's pick up where we left off. orlando sentinel, it is important because it endorsed the then senator obama four years ago and also this is florida. does it surprise you? >> doesn't surprise me particularly, but, i mean, we're going to see a lot of these kinds...
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from the romney camp? >> reporter: well, don, i'll tell you right now the romney campaign is feeling very optimistic, not only looking at those national polls, if you look at our latest cnn poll of polls mitt romney leading nationally over the president, but in ohio our latest cnn/orc, even though it shows the president with a healthy lead there, it is still within the margin of error and mitt romney has played some serious catch-up. there's another poll that came out a consortium of ohio newspapers that shows the race tied in this state. the romney campaign is feeling pretty good but the "x" factor in everything right now from now until election day, the last nine days of this race, all hinges on hurricane sandy at this point. an election that was already uncertain and unpredictable is now only worse. just in the last hour, don, we can tell you the president has gob gone ahead and canceled an event he had scheduled in youngstown, ohio, for tomorrow. president clinton and vice president biden will still be
from the romney camp? >> reporter: well, don, i'll tell you right now the romney campaign is feeling very optimistic, not only looking at those national polls, if you look at our latest cnn poll of polls mitt romney leading nationally over the president, but in ohio our latest cnn/orc, even though it shows the president with a healthy lead there, it is still within the margin of error and mitt romney has played some serious catch-up. there's another poll that came out a consortium of ohio...
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my interview with mitt romney. coming up though at the top of the hour in less than three minutes we have a brand new cnn/orc poll on ohio. ohio, ohio, ohio. what's going on in this critical battleground state? our own john king is standing by. he'll join us live. no republican as you know, brooke, has ever won the white house without capturing ohio. you're about to see what impact a debate has had on voters at least according to this snapshot in ohio. standby for that. >> yeah. we are calling ohio the mother of all swing states this election, wolf blitzer, we will see you in a few. thank you, sir. but before i let you go, finally, here's a startling statistic. one in every five americans with hiv has no idea they're infected. we told you last hour about this new hiv test that just hit drugstores today. it's fda approved. it's about $40. and you can get the results at home in about 40 minutes. and nba legend magic johnson joined me from new york to talk about it. and, you know his story, he stunned the world. now m
my interview with mitt romney. coming up though at the top of the hour in less than three minutes we have a brand new cnn/orc poll on ohio. ohio, ohio, ohio. what's going on in this critical battleground state? our own john king is standing by. he'll join us live. no republican as you know, brooke, has ever won the white house without capturing ohio. you're about to see what impact a debate has had on voters at least according to this snapshot in ohio. standby for that. >> yeah. we are...
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. >> you don't know mitt romney? >> no, i don't know. >> reporter: they may not be up on american politics here, but these chinese workers are in the middle of a u.s. political firestorm. they're blamed for taking american jobs, shipped to china by a company started by republican presidential candidate romney. >> do you like america? >> the american flag flies proudly here, but it's equally a symbol of chinese power. it's one of the china homes of sensaba technologies, owned by bain capital. work nerz freeport, illinois, say this is where their jobs are going. some are camping in tents protesting the plant closure of the sensada plant where they worked for decades. 170 jobs will be lost. the workers say they suffer while the company profits from cheap chinese labor. >> november 5th is scheduled to be my last day after 33 years. >> reporter: here sensada is anything but the bad guy. you speak to workers, and they say this is just the way of the world. china is an economic rival to the united states. it does export. it
. >> you don't know mitt romney? >> no, i don't know. >> reporter: they may not be up on american politics here, but these chinese workers are in the middle of a u.s. political firestorm. they're blamed for taking american jobs, shipped to china by a company started by republican presidential candidate romney. >> do you like america? >> the american flag flies proudly here, but it's equally a symbol of chinese power. it's one of the china homes of sensaba...
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i'm impressed with how well governor romney has avoided that problem. >> mitt romney and president obama cracking jokes in the name of charity. >>> shocking accusations against the boy scouts as newly released files shows leaders were banned because of accusations of sexual misconduct. >>> plus -- hear that alarm? a car payment is due. a device that reminds us in the most annoying way. >> unheard of in the history of the game. how great were they? >> justin verlander leaves the cheers for miguel cab rerra. >>> this is cnn breaking news. >> good morning. i'm carol costello. we begin with breaking news out of the middle east where a car bomb has rocked the city of beirut. at least five people have been injured. three of them seriously in the attack. nick paton walsh describing the scene as one of chaos. we will continue to monitor the story and bring any new developments. >>> on to politics but not the kind you are probably used to. take a deep breath and laugh. the presidential candidates and their wives skipped the campaign trail and hit the circuit, a new way perhaps to reach out to und
i'm impressed with how well governor romney has avoided that problem. >> mitt romney and president obama cracking jokes in the name of charity. >>> shocking accusations against the boy scouts as newly released files shows leaders were banned because of accusations of sexual misconduct. >>> plus -- hear that alarm? a car payment is due. a device that reminds us in the most annoying way. >> unheard of in the history of the game. how great were they? >> justin...
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and it's not really enough for mitt romney to criticize. fred. >> all right, ali velshi, thanks so much. the next jobs report coming just four days before november's vote. let's dig a little deeper into the numbers. rick newman is with me. he's the chief business correspondent at u.s. news and world report and the author of the book "rebounder." these numbers are funded by the analysts, but are americans comforted in any way by the new numbers? >> that's a great question. whether we should pay attention to the unemployment rate or not, we're certainly going to be hear aglot about it. it's almost all president obama has been talking about for the last day and a half. it's certainly going to be out there. what is interesting, fredricka, is americans have slowly been feeling better about the economy. i think what's been going on is a lot of small things have very slowly been getting better. and overall, this is adding up to voters who are more optimistic than economists think they should be in some cases. we have seen almost all of the consume
and it's not really enough for mitt romney to criticize. fred. >> all right, ali velshi, thanks so much. the next jobs report coming just four days before november's vote. let's dig a little deeper into the numbers. rick newman is with me. he's the chief business correspondent at u.s. news and world report and the author of the book "rebounder." these numbers are funded by the analysts, but are americans comforted in any way by the new numbers? >> that's a great question....
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mitt romney resumed campaigning in the shadow of a major disaster. romney spokesa sho a short time. and earlier he seemed to mute his criticism of president obama. he about say it is time to take a new course. romney will make a campaign stop in jacksonville this evening, and then three scheduled stops tomorrow in virginia. president obama resumes campaigning tomorrow, five days before the election with appearances in green bay, wisconsin, boulder, colorado, and las vegas. brooke baldwin is with us now from atlanta with a look at how this disaster represents unchartered waters for the presidential campaign. >> this is unprecedented, this national disaster here, six days before this presidential election. let's go straight to the grounds. youngstown, ohio, to cnn contributor john avalon, a senior political columnist for "newsweek" and the daily beast. here we are, natural disaster, six days ahead here of november 6th, how does this change the way the campaigns change the way they approach the election? >> first of all, the fact that president obama took himself off the campaign trail
mitt romney resumed campaigning in the shadow of a major disaster. romney spokesa sho a short time. and earlier he seemed to mute his criticism of president obama. he about say it is time to take a new course. romney will make a campaign stop in jacksonville this evening, and then three scheduled stops tomorrow in virginia. president obama resumes campaigning tomorrow, five days before the election with appearances in green bay, wisconsin, boulder, colorado, and las vegas. brooke baldwin is...